Baby-walker.



No. 761,514; PATEN'TED MAY, 31, 1904 B. LEINI'NGERT BABY- WALKER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

UN TED [STATE Patented May 31, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE. 1

BABY-WALKER.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 761,514, dated May31', I904. Application filed February 15,1904-- Serial No. 193,655. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern,-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LEININGER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at East McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Baby-Walkers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to baby-walkers,

and has for its object the provision of adevice can bear the majorportion of its weight upon the board and by touching its feet to thefloor propel itself backward and forward.

My invention further consists in the combinationfwith a frame having aslidable board with a hole. to receive the bodyof the infant,

- of hinged and adjustable legs and means for holding the legs in theadjusted position, so that the frame may be sustained at a greater orless distance from the floor to accommodate the device to infants ofdifferent size.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvements. Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3is a verticalcentral sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a detailview, of the leg-adjustingdevices.

In the accompanyingd rawings, A designates a rectangular frame the sidesof wh1ch have cleats B fixed upon top of the same, said cleats beingformed with slots C C on their inner sides. A flat board D, having anopening F in its center and flanges E E on its front and rear edges, isarranged to slide in the frame, the side edges of. the board fitting inthe slots 0 C of the cleats B B. The slots C C in the cleats B B do notextend to the ends of the cleats, but only to a point on a line with theinner sides of the end pieces of the frame, so that the movement of theboard I) is limited to the length of the slots in the cleats. The

frame Ais supported on legs G at each corner,

the legs being attached to the bottom of the frame by hinges H H.Cross-pieces I con-.

weight and permits the infant to move backward and forward by walking onthe floor. The flanges E E serve to keep any toys .or other articles inposition that may be placed upon the board for the amusement of thechild, and the board forms a firm support devoid of projecting portionsor movable parts that would cause injury to the child or its garments.The device is shown in its lowermost working position in the drawings,and if it is desired to elevate the frame so .as to raise it slightlyhigher the screws M M are loosened and the legs Gr Gr moved inwardly,which will result in their assuming a more nearly vertical position thanthat shown in the drawings and Wl11Cl1 w1ll raise the frame more orless, according to the amount of inward movement of the legs. When thelegs have been moved sofar as is necessary to secure the requiredelevation of the frame, they are locked in position by tightening up thescrews M. If it bedesired to remove the device from room to room orstore it out of the way, the screws M M may be removed, and this willpermit the legs to be folded up" flat against the side faces of theframe, so that the latter will occupy but very little space. and may beeasily handled.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In adevice of the character described, the combination with a frameand a device slidably mounted therein and adapted to support an infant,of legs hinged to the bottom of the arms and adapted to hold said legsin the ad- IO justed position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN LEININGER.

Witnesses:

H. (J. EVERT, E. E. POTTER.

